FA may rescind Taylor’s red card

MAIK TAYLOR, the Fulham goalkeeper, could have his controversial dismissal against Tottenham Hotspur rescinded after the FA’s video advisory panel branded it unfair. Taylor was sent off by Graham Barber seven minutes before half-time during last week’s Barclaycard Premiership match at White Hart Lane, for bringing down Simon Davies in the penalty area when the Tottenham midfield player ran through on goal. Teddy Sheringham equalised from the resulting penalty and the match finished 1-1.

Although Taylor, the Northern Ireland goalkeeper, got the slightest of touches to the ball before Davies tumbled over his body, he barely diverted its path. The ball would almost certainly have been rolled into an empty net.

It is now up to the FA’s disciplinary commission to make a final decision